Elephant is a dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Sky Blue, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Elephant is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Elephant is #123447.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Elephant has 7%% Red, 20% Green, and 28% Blue.
Elephant has 202° Hue, 75% Saturation, and 28% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Elephant has 202° Hue, 61% Saturation, and 17% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Elephant has 75% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow, and 72% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#123447 |
|
RGB |
(18, 52, 71) |
(7%, 20%, 28%) |
HSV |
(202°, 75, 28) |
(56%, 75%, 28%) |
HSL |
(202°, 61, 17) |
(56%, 61%, 17%) |
CMYK |
(75, 27, 0, 72) |
(75%, 27%, 0%, 72%) |
The natural luminance of Elephant is 3%, which is low.
Elephant has a higher contrast with white than black.
Elephant and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Elephant and white have a 13.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (13.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Elephant paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Blue, 10% Cyan, 72% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
11%
Cyan
10%
Magenta
0%
Black
72%
White
7%
To mix Elephant paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Cyan, 5% Magenta, 72% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Cyan
15%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
0%
Black
72%
White
7%
Colors similar to Elephant are: Nile Blue, Firefly, Dark Blue Grey, Blue Dianne, and Blue Zodiac. Nile Blue is more blue and paler than Elephant. Firefly is more cyan and paler than Elephant. Dark Blue Grey is paler than Elephant. Blue Dianne is more cyan and paler and lighter than Elephant. Blue Zodiac is more blue than Elephant.